Small area estimation: The EBLUP estimator based on spatially correlated random area effects

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-141

  Pratesi, Monica ^a   Salvati, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lattice data; SAR model; Small area estimation; Spatial correlation; Spatial EBLUP

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149087614     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-007-0061-9     Document Type: Article

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